No. 18-7651

Eric Steve Anderson v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2019-01-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: antagonistic-defenses conspiracy constitutional-rights criminal-procedure fair-trial jury jury-trial severance severance-motion
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did this trial court's denial of petitioner's severance motion as to co-defendant and its subsequent acquittal of co-defendant on the conspiracy charge violate petitioner's constitutional right to a fair jury trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did this trial court’s denial of petitioner’s severance motion as to co-defendant Randy Lee and its subsequent acquittal of Lee on the conspiracy charge alleged against both defendants violate petitioner’s constitutional right to a fair jury trial when petitioner and co-defendant had antagonistic defenses and the trial court’s erroneous acquittal of the conspiracy charge for the co-defendant precluded the jury from fairly evaluating petitioner’s defense? TOPICAL INDEX

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-02-27
Brief of respondent California in opposition filed.
2019-01-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 28, 2019)
2018-11-30
Application (18A568) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 9, 2019.
2018-11-19
Application (18A568) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 11, 2018 to February 9, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

California
Michael Thomas MurphyCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Michael Thomas MurphyCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Eric Anderson
Joanna McKimJoanna McKim Attorney At Law, Petitioner
Joanna McKimJoanna McKim Attorney At Law, Petitioner